OAU Summit in Abuja Adopts NEPAD
By Publisher Kindly share: OAU Summit in Abuja Adopts NEPAD (2001) What happened: On May 20, 2001, Nigerian President Obasanjo hosted…
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Niger Delta Youths Declare Kaiama Accord
By Publisher Kindly share: May 16 Niger Delta Youths Declare Kaiama Accord (1998) What happened: On May 16, 1998, a coalition…
JAMB, INEC, and the National Glitch Olympics: How to fail upward in the Federal Republic of Errors
By Publisher Kindly share: Once upon a time in the Federal Republic of Errors, sorry, Nigeria, where Internet speed is…
University of Nigeria, Nsukka Adopts Indigenous Curriculum
By Publisher Kindly share: May 15 University of Nigeria, Nsukka Adopts Indigenous Curriculum (1967) What happened: On May 15, 1967, UNN…
Nigeria Establishes EFCC
By Publisher Kindly share: May 14 Nigeria Establishes EFCC (2003) What happened: On May 14, 2003, the Nigerian government formally ratified…
Boko Haram insurgents ambush Nigerian troops, kill 12
By Publisher Kindly share: What happened: Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a convoy of the Nigerian Army’s 7th Division near Chibok in…
Nigeria: Boko Haram’s First Major Uprising Foiled in Borno
By Publisher Kindly share: May 12 Nigeria: Boko Haram’s First Major Uprising Foiled in Borno (2004) What happened: On May 12, 2004,…
African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Begins Operations
By Publisher Kindly share: MAY 11 Africa: African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Begins Operations (2006) What happened: On May…
Nelson Mandela Sworn in as President
By Publisher Kindly share: MAY 10 Nelson Mandela Sworn in as President (1994) What happened: Mandela officially took office as South Africa’s…
Obafemi Awolowo dies
By Publisher Kindly share: May 9 What Happened: Obafemi Awolowo, a prominent Nigerian nationalist and statesman, died on May 9, 1987.…